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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Clack Victor" <ejioform@ejioformotors.com>
Reply-To: clarkvic01@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:00:07 +0100
Subject: The Number of polling: BT: 12052013/20

1 Housri Close Street,
London (UK)
Ticket number: 7PWYZ2012
The Number of polling: BT: 12052013/20


(1) Award numbers: NLP/56/7766
(2) Email ticket numbers: 7PWYZ2012
(3) Batch numbers: MC10/834/8PDH
(4) The file reference numbers: UK/5564/06/07/CC
{5} Serial Numbers: MC/2010/NLP46560


Dear winner

Congratulations! your e-mail identifier has won ($US4.780,000.00) Four
Million Seven Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States Dollars in the
Coca-Cola 2014 Award World Cup Promo held here in London 27th Day Of
April, 2015

We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to
contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for
more information concerning the verification,processing and eventual
payment of the above prize to you.


It is important to note that your award information was released with the
following particulars attached to it.

You are hereby advise to reconfirm the information's as stated below:


(1) Your Full Name.
(2) Your contact Address
(3) Your Nationality/Country.
(4) Your private phone/Fax
(5) Occupation / Age.
(6) How Do You Feel as A Winner?
(7) Ever Won an Online Lottery?


To file for your claim, Please feel free to contact your Validating
Officer contact below

Name: Barrister Clak Robin. Victor
Clak & Co. Solicitors
Off Address: 73 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PP, United Kingdom
Tel/Fax No: +44 704 203 7968
Email: clarkvic01@outlook.com


For VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this
winning notification.


Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning
notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the
above particulars of your award in every correspondence to enable the
Agent validate your winning.


Mrs. Janet V. Johnson
Sec: Coca-Cola 2015 Award World Cup Promo
Coordination Unit 0123.

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